Frankfurt is a city of music – especially during the Musikmesse at the beginning of April. Contributing to this is the Musikmesse Festival, which not only lets the music continue at the Exhibition Centre after the fair closes for the day but also takes it into the city. With around 60 concerts and lots of extraordinary musical moments, the Festival is a source of delight for (more than just) Musikmesse visitors. The First act of the coming Musikmesse Festival will be Germany’s leading rapper, Samy Deluxe who will appear with his ‘SAMTV-UNPLUGGED’ show in the ‘Festhalle’ on 4 April.

The American Federation of Musicians, Local 47, opened its new headquarters in May 2018, and recently honored DW founder Don Lombardi by dedicating rehearsal room #3 to his legacy. This unique acknowledgement of his contribution to the world of drums was presented by Local 47 Vice President, Rick Baptist. The union’s brand new, 25,000 square foot, facility in Burbank, California boasts 10,000 square feet of modern rehearsal rooms all equipped exclusively with DW drums, pedals and hardware. It replaces the Local 47’s legendary location on Vine Street in Hollywood, California.

Sabian recently presented Sweetwater founder and owner Chuck Surack with a unique gift – a signed and framed Limited Edition David Garibaldi Soul Side Ride – released in honor of Tower of Power’s 16th studio album, The Soul Side of Town.

Chris Coleman has performed in Europe (we have met him in Rome, Italy) demonstrating his huge technique and extreme musicality. In this first part of the long interview Chris talks about the clinic and how seriously he takes his teaching part of life.